Stone faces carved onto the walls of St Luke's Church, Maidenhead Berkshire.
Showing posts with label churchyard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label churchyard. Show all posts
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Sunday, 5 August 2012
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Winged Heads, Skulls, Crossbones
Taphophilia is a passion for and enjoyment of cemeteries. The singular term is a taphophile.
All photographs taken at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cookham Berkshire.
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Weather Worn and Forgotten
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| ? Aged 71 Years |
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| Mary ? |
Taphophilia is a passion for and enjoyment of cemeteries. The singular term is a taphophile.
Two weather worn and eroded gravestones found at St James the Less, Stubbings, Burchetts Green and St Luke's Churchyard, Maidenhead, Berkshire.
The only information that can be gleaned from these stones is, 'Aged 71 Years' and 'Mary'.
An all too common sight in Britain's churchyards and cemeteries. The poorer classes were not able to afford the marble and granite markers of their rich counterparts. Having to make do with softer local stone or Limestone. Sadly decades and even centuries of wind and rain has stripped them of their identities and thrown them into worn obscurity.
The only information that can be gleaned from these stones is, 'Aged 71 Years' and 'Mary'.
An all too common sight in Britain's churchyards and cemeteries. The poorer classes were not able to afford the marble and granite markers of their rich counterparts. Having to make do with softer local stone or Limestone. Sadly decades and even centuries of wind and rain has stripped them of their identities and thrown them into worn obscurity.
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